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Lake Forest Park Ranked Among Top 10 Washington Towns for Raising Kids
Financial planning website NerdWallet compiled the top-10 ranking based on quality of schools, cost of living and other factors. Do you agree with its assessment? Tell us in the comments section.
Lake Forest Park is one of the state's best places to raise a family, according to a new ranking from the financial planning website NerdWallet.
The top-10 list put Lake Forest Park at No. 6 behind Maple Valley, Woodinville, Issaquah, Tumwater and Bainbridge Island. Rounding out the top 10 were Redmond, Newcastle, Mukilteo and Lynden.
NerdWallet says it relied on school performance, cost of living and other economic indicators in compiling the ranking.
Here is what the company had to say about Lake Forest Park:
"Lake Forest Park is one of the first planned communities in the Seattle area and, to this day, the suburb remains mostly residential. Lush, green parks dot the landscape around the northern tip of Lake Washington. The Burke Gilman Trail snakes along the lake shore until the walking and biking trail connects with Lake Union, closer to Seattle. While safe and quiet, Lake Forest Park hosts a bustling farmers market and town activities. It’s also only a 14-mile commute to Seattle."
For more information, click here to read about the ranking on NerdWallet's website.
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